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Definitions

• X represents H or a halo group
• salts include acid addition salts and base addition salts.
• Such salts may be formed by conventional means, for example by reaction of a free acid or a free base form of a compound of fonnula I with one or more equivalents of an appropriate acid or base, optionally in a solvent, or in a medium in which the salt is insoluble, followed by removal of said solvent, or said medium, using standard techniques (e.g. in vacuo, by freeze-drying or by filtration). Salts may also be prepared by exchanging a counter-ion of a compound of the invention in the form of a salt with another counter-ion, for example using a suitable ion exchange resin.
• Diastereoisomers may be separated using conventional techniques, e.g. chromatography or fractional crystallisation.
• the various stereoisomers may be isolated by separation of a racemic or other mixture of the compounds using conventional, e.g. fractional crystallisation or HPLC. techniques.
• the desired optical isomers may be made by reaction of the appropriate optically active starting materials under conditions which will not cause racemisation or epimerisation (i.e. a 'chiral pool' method), by reaction of the appropriate starting material with a 'chiral auxiliary' which can subsequently be removed at a suitable stage, by derivatisation (i.e.
• heterocycloalkyl groups that may be mentioned include 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl, 6- azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanyl, 6-azabicyclo-[3.2.1]octanyl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]- octanyl, 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl and 6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octanyl.
• Heterocycloalkyl groups that may be mentioned include monocyclic and bicyclic heterocycloalkyl groups, which groups may further be bridged. Substituents on heterocycloalkyl groups may, where appropriate, be located on any atom in the ring system including a heteroatom.
• the cyclic compound may be attached through a single atom on tlie heterocycloalkyl group, forming a so-called "spiro"-compound.
• the point of attachment of heterocycloalkyl groups may be via any atom in the rmg system including (where appropriate) a heteroatom (such as a nitrogen atom), or an atom on any fused carbocyclic ring that may be present as part of the ring system.
• Heterocycloalkyl groups may also be in the N- or S- oxidised fonn.
• bicyclic when employed in the context of cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl groups refers to such groups in which the second ring is formed between two adjacent atoms of the first ring.
• bridged when employed in the context of cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl groups refers to monocyclic or bicyclic groups in which two non-adjacent atoms are linked by either an alkyl ene or hetero alkyl ene chain (as appropriate).
• Heteroaryl groups that may be mentioned include those which have between 5 and 10 members. Such groups may be monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic, provided that at least one of the rings is aromatic and wherein at least one (e.g. one to four) of the atoms in the ring system is other than carbon (i.e. a heteroatom).
• pyrimidinyl pynolyl. quinazolinyl, quinolinyl, quinolizinyl, quinoxalinyl, tetrahydroiso- quinolinyl (including 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl and 5,6,7,8- tetrahydroisoquinolinyl), tetrahydroquinolinyl (including 1,2,3,4- tetrahydroquinolinyl and 5.6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolinyl), tetrazolyl, thiadiazolyl (including 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl and 1 ,3,4-thiadiazolyl).
• Heteroatoms that may be mentioned include phosphoms, silicon, boron, tellurium, preferably, selenium and, more preferably oxygen, nitrogen and/or sulfur.
• optionally substituted methylenedioxy groups when attached to a ring system, are fonned between any two adjacent atoms of the ring system.
• a 2 and A J independently represent a single bond. -0- or - (R 8 )-;
• Prefened compounds of the invention include those in which: G 1 represents halo, cyano. -N 3 . -N0 2 or -A ] -R 7 ; A 4 and A 5 independently represent a single bond, -C(0)-, -C(0)N(R 8 )- or -C(0)0-; 1 7
• G " represents cyano, -N 3 or, more preferably, halo. -N0 2 or -A -R ;
• a 6 represents -N(R 10 )A 9 - or -OA 10 -;
• a 9 represents -C(0)N(R 10 )-, -C(0)0- or, more preferably, a single bond or -C(0)-;
• a 10 represents A 9 and, preferably, a single bond; 7 0
• G 3 represents halo, -N0 2 or -A ⁇ -R ⁇ ;
• a 1 ' represents a single bond, -C(0)A 12 , -N(R 12 )A 14 or -OA 15 ;
• a 12 represents a single bond or -0-
• a 14 and A 15 independently represent -C(0)- or, more preferably, a single bond
• Prefened compounds of the invention mclude those in which R 1 and (when they represent an aryl or heteroaryl group) R 2 .
• R R 4 and/or R 5 represent an optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl. pyrrolyl, furanyl, thienyl.
• pyrazinyl indazolyl, benzimidazolyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalmyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, benzothiazolyl, and/or benzodioxanyl, group.
• Other groups that may be mentioned include optionally substituted 5,6,7.8-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 5.6,7,8- tetrahydroisoquinolinyl and tetrazolyl.
• Particularly prefened values include optionally substituted quinolinyl and pyrimidinyl and, more particularly, phenyl, naphthyl and pyridyl.
• R 1 , R 2 , R R 4 and R 5 groups are preferably selected from: cyano; -C(0)N(R 15 )R 16 ; heterocycloalkyl, such as a nitrogen-containing 4- to 8-membered (e.g. 5- to 6-membered) heterocycloalkyl group, optionally containing one or more unsaturations and optionally substituted by one or more halo or C ]-3 alkyl groups; heteroaryl, such as a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by one or more halo or C ]-3 alkyl groups; or are more preferably selected from: -N0 2 ; halo (e.g. fluoro, chloro or bromo);
• Ci_ 6 alkyl which alkyl group may be linear or branched (e.g. C 1-4 alkyl (including methyl, ethyl, « -propyl, isopropyl, 77 -butyl, isobutyl or t-butyl), 77-pentyl, isopentyl, ;7-hexyl or isohexyl), cyclic (e.g. cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl), part-cyclic (e.g. cyclobutylmethyl or cyclopropylmethyl), unsaturated (e.g.
• C 1-4 alkyl including methyl, ethyl, « -propyl, isopropyl, 77 -butyl, isobutyl or t-butyl), 77-pentyl, isopentyl, ;7-hexyl or isohexy
• ethyl ene 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1-pentenyl.
• R 1:> and R 16 independently represent, on each occasion when mentioned above, H, a heterocycloalkyl group optionally substituted by one or more C ⁇ - alkyl groups (such as a 4-methylpiperazinyl group) or C 1-6 alkyl (such as cyclopentyl, cyclopropyl or, preferably, methyl, ethyl, ethylene, 77 -propyl, isopropyl, 7 -butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl or cyclobutylmethyl), which latter group is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halo (e.g.
• fluoro groups (so fonning, for example, a fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl group), -OR 17 , -N(R 18 )R 19 , -C(0)OR 17 and -C(0)N(R l8 )R 19 ; wherein R 17 , R 18 and R 19 independently represent, on each occasion when mentioned above, H, C ]-6 alkyl (such as methyl, ethyl, 77-propyl, isopropyl, 7 -butyl, isobutyl, /-butyl), which alkyl groups are optionally substituted by one or more halo (especially fluoro) groups; or R 18 and R 19 are linked to fonn a 4- to 8-membered ring optionally containing a further 1 to 2 heteroatoms (e.g. a pyrrolidinyl or a piperazinyl group), which ring is optionally substituted by a Cj. 3 alkyl group
• Prefened values of R 6 include C ]-4 alkyl and, particularly, H.
• Prefened values of X include H, CI and Br.
• More prefened compounds include those in which:
• R 1 represents an aryl group such as a phenyl or naphthyl (e.g. 2 -naphthyl) group or a heteroaryl group such as a quinolinyl or, preferably, a pyridyl group, both of which are optionally substituted by one or two A groups;
• R " represents G or, more preferably, hydrogen
• R 3 and R 4 independently represent G or, more preferably, hydrogen, an aryl group such as a phenyl group or a heteroaryl group such as a pyrimidinyl or, preferably, a pyridyl group, which latter two groups are optionally substituted by one or two A groups; at least one of R 3 and R 4 represents optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, and up to one other represents G 1 or, more preferably, hydrogen; when R 3 or R 4 represents an aryl or heteroaryl group, then the other substituents on the essential benzene ring in the compound of fonnula I (i.e.
• R 2 , R 5 and R 3 or R 4 independently represent H or G 1 (e.g. halo (such as chloro), cyano, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl or trifluoromethoxy);
• A represents G 1 ;
• G 1 represents cyano, halo (e.g. bromo, fluoro or, more particularly, chloro) or, more preferably, -NO? or -A -R 7 ;
• a 1 represents -C(0)A 2 - or, more preferably, a single bond, -S(0) 2 A 3 -, -N(R 8 )A 4 - or -OA 5 -;
• a " represents -N(R )-;
• a J represents a single bond;
• a 4 represents a single bond or -C(O)-;
• a 5 represents a single bond;
• R 7 represents hydrogen, optionally branched, optionally unsaturated and/or optionally cyclic C ]-6 alkyl, or a heterocycloalkyl group (such as a nitrogen- containing heterocycloalkyl group optionally containing one or two double bonds, so forming for example a piperidinyl. pynolidinyl, morpholinyl group or, more preferably a piperazinyl group), which latter two groups are optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from G 3 ;
• R represents hydrogen or C ]-6 alkyl, which latter group is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from G 3 ;
• G J represents halo (especially fluoro) or -A n -R n ;
• a 11 represents a single bond, -C(0)A 12 , -N(R 12 )- or -0-;
• a 12 represents -0- or -N(R 12 )-;
• R 11 represents hydrogen or C )-3 alkyl (such as methyl or ethyl); or
• R 1 1 and R 12 are linked to fonn a 5- to 6-membered ring optionally containing one further heteroatom (further to the nitrogen atom to which R 1 ] 1 7 and R " are attached), for example a nitrogen heteroatom, and which ring is optionally substituted by a C ⁇ _ 3 alkyl (e.g. methyl) group.
• a C ⁇ _ 3 alkyl e.g. methyl
• R 6 represents H
• R 1 represents a phenyl group, optionally substituted, for example by halo (e.g. chloro), -A'-R 7 or -N0 2 (e.g. optionally substituted, for example in the 1 7
• a 1 may represent -OA 5 -, a single bond or a -S(0) 2 A 3 - group.
• a 1 represents -OA -
• A is preferably a single bond and R is preferably C ⁇ -6 alkyl, such as cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or, more particularly, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl or cyclobutylmethyl. optionally substituted by one or more G J groups.
• G may represent halo (especially fluoro) or -A n -R n , wherein A 11 preferably represents -C(0)A 12 , -OA 15 - or -N(R 12 )A 14 -, in which A 14 and A 13 are preferably single bonds and A 12 is preferably -0- or -N(R 12 )-.
• R 11 is preferably H
• R 11 and R 1" are preferably linked to fonn a 5-membered ring, such as a pyrrolidine ring
• a 11 represents -C(0)OR n R 11 is preferably H and when A 11 represents -C(0)N(R 12 )R n , then R n and R 12 are preferably linked to form a 6- membered ring, optionally containing a further nitrogen heteroatom.
• a piperazine ring which ring is optionally substituted by a C ]-2 alkyl, such 1 7 as a methyl, group.
• R may represent a C ⁇ _ 6 (e.g. C ⁇ -3 ) alkyl group, such as a cyclohexyl or, more particularly, a methyl or ethylene group, both of which are optionally substituted by one or more G 3 group.
• G 3 may represent halo (especially fluoro), or a -A -R ⁇ group, wherein A 11 is preferably a -C(0)A 12 - group, in which A 12 preferably represents -O- and R 11 is preferably H.
• a 3 is preferably a single bond and R 7 may represent a C 1-3 alkyl group, such as ethyl or, preferably, methyl, or R 7 may also represent a heterocycloalkyl group, such as a piperazine group, optionally substituted by G , wherein G is preferably -A n -R n , A 1 1 is preferably a single bond and R 7 may represent a C ]-2 alkyl group, such as a methyl group.
• R 1 may represent a 4- cyclopropoxyphenyl, 4-cyclopentoxyphenyl, 4-cyclopentoxy-3-nitrophenyl, 4-isopropoxy-3-nitrophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 3,5-dichlorophenyl, 4-cyclo- hexylphenyl or, more particularly, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, 4-ethoxyphenyl, 4- isobutoxyphenyl.
• a 1 may represent -N(R 8 )A 4 - or, more particularly, -OA 5 - or a smgle bond.
• a 3 is preferably a single bond and R may represent C ⁇ -5 (e.g. C ⁇ -3 ) alkyl, such as cyclopentyl or, more 1 7 particularly, ethyl or isopropyl.
• R may represent C ]-3 alkyl, such as ethyl or.
• R 1 may also represent a 6-cyclopentoxypyrid-3-yl, 5- cyclopentylaminopyrid-2-yl.
• R 2 may represent H, -N(H)C(0)Me or -NH 2 ;
• R J represents H or a phenyl group optionally substituted by one or more (e.g. two) groups selected from halo (e.g. chloro) and -A'-R' (e.g. substituted at the 3- or, more particularly, 4-position by a single -A ] -R 7 1 9 ") group).
• R 4 represents H, a pyridyl group or a phenyl group, which latter group may be substituted at the 3- or, more particularly, 4-position with a single -A'-R 7 group.
• a 1 may represent -OA 3 -.
• R 7 represents C ⁇ - alkyl, such as isopropyl, optionally substituted by one or more G groups in which G is halo, such as fluoro, so fonning, for example, a 4-isopropoxyphenyl group;
• Particularly preferred compounds of the invention include those of the examples described hereinafter.
• L 1 represents a suitable leaving group such as as chloro, bromo, iodo, a sulfonate group (e.g. -OS(0) 2 CF 3 , -OS(0) 2 CH 3; -OS(0) 2 PhMe or a nonaflate) or -B(OH) 2 and R 1 is as hereinbefore defined, for example optionally in tl e presence of an appropriate metal catalyst (or a salt or complex thereof) such as Cu, Cu(OAc) , Cul (or Cul/diamine complex), Pd(OAc) 2 , Pd 2 (dba) 3 or ⁇ iCl 2 , and an optional additive such as Et 3 N, pyridine, NN-dimethylethylenediamine, Ph 3 P, 2,2'-bis(diphenyl- phosphino)-l,r-binaphthyl, xantphos, Nal or an appropriate crown ether such as 18-crown-6-benzene, in the
• This reaction may be ca ied out at room temperature or above (e.g. at a high temperature, such as the reflux temperature of the solvent system that is employed) or using microwave irradiation;
• L represents L or L " , in which L represents a suitable leaving group such as chloro, bromo, iodo, -B(OH) 2 or a protected derivative thereof, for example a 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-l,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl group, 9- borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (9-BBN), -Sn(alkyl) 3 (e.g.
• L 3 is attached to one or more of the carbon atoms of the benzenoid rmg of the indole, and the remaining positions of the benzenoid ring are substituted with 1 to 3 (depending on the number of L 3 substituents) R 2 -R 3 substituents, R 2 -R 5 represents any one of the substituents, i.e. R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 3 . that are already present in that rmg (as appropriate), and L 1 , R 1 , R 2 , R R 4 , R 5 and R 6 are as hereinbefore defined, with a compound of fonnula V, R 20 L 4 V
• R 20 represents R “ , R 3 , R or R 3 (as appropriate), and L 4 represents L (when L represents L “ ) or L " (when L represents L ), as hereinbefore defined.
• L 1 and L ⁇ will be mutually compatible.
• This reaction may be perfonned, for example in the presence of a suitable catalyst system, e.g. a metal (or a salt or complex thereof) such as Cul, PdCl 2 , Pd/C, Pd(OAc) 2 , Pd(Ph 3 P) 2 Cl 2!
• a suitable catalyst system e.g. a metal (or a salt or complex thereof) such as Cul, PdCl 2 , Pd/C, Pd(OAc) 2 , Pd(Ph 3 P) 2 Cl 2!
• Pd(Ph 3 P) 4 Pd 2 (dba) 3 or NiCL and an additive such as t-Bu 3 P, (C 6 H ] 1 ) 3 P, Ph 3 P, AsPh 3 , P(o-Tol) 3 .
• a suitable base such as, Na 2 C0 3 , K 3 P0 4 , CS CO 3 , KOH, NaOH, K 2 CO 3 , CsF, Et 3 N, (/-Pr) 2 NEt, t-BuONa or t-BuOK (or mixtures thereof) in a suitable solvent such as dioxane, toluene, ethanol, dhnethylformamide, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, water, dimethylsulfoxide, acetonitrile.
• a suitable base such as, Na 2 C0 3 , K 3 P0 4 , CS CO 3 , KOH, NaOH, K 2 CO 3 , CsF, Et 3 N, (/-Pr) 2 NEt, t-BuONa or t-BuOK (or mixtures thereof) in a suitable solvent such as dioxane, toluene, ethanol, dhnethylformamide, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, water, dimethyl
• magnesium of the Grignard reagent or the lithium of the lithiated species may be exchanged for a different metal (i.e. a transmetallation reaction may be performed), for example to zinc (e.g. using ZnCl 2 ) and the intermediate so formed may then be subjected to reaction with a compound of formula IV or V (as appropriate) under conditions known to those skilled in the art, for example such as those described above:
• Compounds of formula IV may be prepared by reaction of a compound of fonnula VI with a compound of fonnula III as hereinbefore defined, for example under reaction conditions such as those described hereinbefore in respect of preparation of compounds of formula I (process step (ii)) above.
• Conversions of the L 4 group and the L 3 group in the compounds of formulae V and VI. respectively, may be perfonned in a similar mamier to that described above in respect of converting the L group in compounds of formula IV.
• Indoles of fonnulae II, IV and VI may also be prepared with reference to a standard heterocychc chemistry textbook (e.g. "Heterocychc Chemistiy” by J. A. Joule, K. Mills and G. F. Smith, 3 rd edition, published by Chapman & Hall or "Comprehensive Heterocychc Chemistiy IF by A. R. Katritzky, C. W. Rees and E. F. V. Scriven, Pergamon Press, 1996) and/or made according to the following general procedures.
• a standard heterocychc chemistry textbook e.g. "Heterocychc Chemistiy” by J. A. Joule, K. Mills and G. F. Smith, 3 rd edition, published by Chapman & Hall or "Comprehensive Heterocychc Chemistiy IF by A. R. Katritzky, C. W. Rees and E. F. V. Scri
• compounds of fonnulae II and VI may be prepared by reaction of a compound of formula VII.
• SUB represents the substitution pattern that is present in the compound of fonnula II or VI to be formed and R 6 is as hereinbefore defined, under standard Fischer indole synthesis conditions known to the person skilled in the art.
• R 6 is as herembefore defined and preferably does not represent hydrogen, under conditions, known to the person skilled in the art (i.e. to induce a condensation reaction, followed by a thennally induced cyclisation).
• SUB is as herembefore defined with a compound of fonnula XIII, wherein R m represents OH, 0-C ]-6 alkyl or C 1-6 alkyl and R 6 is as hereinbefore defined, for example under Japp-Klingemann conditions known to the skilled person.
• the substituents R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 3 , R 6 and X in final compounds of the invention or relevant intennediates may be modified one or more times, after or during the processes described above by way of methods that are well known to those skilled in the art. Examples of such methods include substitutions, reductions, oxidations, alkylations, hydrolyses, esterifications, and etherifications.
• the precursor groups can be changed to a different such group, or to the groups defined in fonnula I, at any time during the reaction sequence. For example, in cases where R 6 does not initially represent hydrogen (so providing an ester functional group), the skilled person will appreciate that at any stage during the synthesis (e.g.
• the relevant substituent may be hydrolysed to fonn a carboxylic acid functional group (in which case R 6 will be hydrogen).
• halo groups e.g. of a compound of fonnula I when X represents halo
• the skilled person may also refer to "Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations" by A. R. Katritzky, O. Meth-Cohn and C. W. Rees, Pergamon Press, 1995.
• Compounds of the invention may be isolated from then reaction mixtures using conventional techniques.
• the protection and deprotection of functional groups may take place before or after a reaction in the above-mentioned schemes.
• Protecting groups may be removed in accordance with techniques that are well known to those skilled in the art and as described hereinafter. For example, protected compounds/intermediates described herein may be converted chemically to unprotected compounds usmg standard deprotection techniques.
• compounds of the invention may possess pharmacological activity as such, certain pharmaceutically-acceptable (e.g. "protected") derivatives of compounds of the invention may exist or be prepared which may not possess such activity, but may be administered parenterally or orally and thereafter be metabolised in the body to form compounds of the invention.
• Such compounds (which may possess some pha ⁇ nacological activity, provided that such activity is appreciably lower than that of the "active" compounds to which they are metabolised) may therefore be described as "prodrugs" of compounds of the invention.
• LTC leukotriene C 4
• FLAP 5-lipoxygenase- activating protein
• compounds of the invention may be useful in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine, headache, low back pain, fibromyalgia, myofascial disorders, viral infections (e.g. hepatitis C and, particularly, mfluenza, common cold, herpes zoster, and AIDS), bacterial infections, fungal infections, dysmeno ⁇ hea, burns, surgical or dental procedures, malignancies (e.g. breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer), atherosclerosis, gout, arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fever (e.g.
• rheumatic fever ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, pancreatitis, nephritis, bursitis, conjunctivitis, ulceris, scleritis, uveitis, wound healing, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, stroke, diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, allergic disorders, rhinitis, ulcers, coronary heart disease, sarcoidosis and any other disease with an inflammatory component.
• Other diseases that may be mentioned include inflammatory pain, hyperprostaglandin E syndrome, classic Bartter syndrome, Hodgkin's disease and persistent ductus (PDA).
• Compounds of the invention may also have effects that are not linked to inflammatory mechanisms, such as in the reduction of bone loss in a subject. Conditions that may be mentioned in this regard include osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, Paget's disease and/or periodontal diseases. Compounds the invention may thus also be useful in increasing bone mineral density, as well as the reduction in incidence and/or healing of fractures, in subjects.
• a method of treatment of a disease which is associated with, and/or which can be modulated by inhibition of LTC 4 , FLAP and/or, preferably, a PGES (such as mPGES-1), and/or a method of treatment of a disease in which inhibition of the activity of LTC 4 .
• FLAP and or, preferably, a PGES (and particularly mPGES-1) is desired and/or required (e.g. inflammation), which method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, as hereinbefore defined but without the proviso, to a patient suffering from, or susceptible to, such a condition.
• "Patients" include mammalian (including human) patients.
• the tenn "effective amount” refers to an amount of a compound, which confers a therapeutic effect on the treated patient.
• the effect may be objective (i.e. measurable by some test or marker) or subjective (i.e. the subject gives an indication of or feels an effect).
• Compounds of the invention will normally be administered orally, intravenously, subcutaneously, buccally, rectally, dermally, nasally, tracheally, bronchially, sublingually, by any other parenteral route or via inhalation, in a phannaceutically acceptable dosage fonn.
• Compounds of the invention may be adininistered alone, but are preferably administered by way of known pharmaceutical formulations, including tablets, capsules or elixirs for oral administration, suppositories for rectal administration, sterile solutions or suspensions for parenteral or intramuscular administration, and the like.
• Such fonnulations may be prepared in accordance with standard and/or accepted phannaceutical practice.
• a phannaceutical fonnulation including a compound of the invention, as hereinbefore defined but without the proviso, in admixture with a phannaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
• Compounds of the invention may be administered at varying doses.
• Oral, pulmonary and topical dosages may range from between about 0.01 mg/kg of body weight per day (mg/kg/day) to about 100 mg/kg/day, preferably about 0.01 to about 10 mg/kg/day, and more preferably about 0.1 to about 5.0 mg/kg/day.
• the compositions typically contain between about 0.01 mg to about 500 mg, and preferably between about 1 mg to about 100 mg, of the active ingredient.
• the most prefened doses will range from about 0.001 to about 10 mg/kg/hour during constant rate infusion.
• compounds may be administered in a single daily dose, or the total daily dosage may be administered in divided doses of two, three or four times daily.
• Compounds of the invention may have the advantage that they are effective, and preferably selective, inhibitors of prostaglandin E synthases (PGES) and particularly microsomal prostaglandin E synthase- 1 (mPGES-1).
• PGES prostaglandin E synthases
• mPGES-1 microsomal prostaglandin E synthase- 1
• the compounds of the invention may reduce the fonnation of the specific arachidonic acid metabolite PGE 2 without reducing the formation of other COX generated arachidonic acid metabolites, and thus may not give rise to the associated side-effects mentioned hereinbefore.
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 1 (b), using 5-bromoindole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, 4- isopropoxyphenylboronic acid and 4-bromo- 1 -isopropoxybenzene.
• the title compound was prepared by hydrolysis of l-(4-isopropoxyphenyl)- 5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrid-2-yl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see step (c)) in accordance with the procedure described in Example 1 (c).
• Example 10 l-( , 4-Methoxyphenyl)-5-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)indole-2 -carboxylic acid
• the title compound was prepared from 5-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)- phenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (prepared in accordance with Example 1(a) from 5-bromoindole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and 4- (trifluoromethoxy)phenylboronic acid) and l-bromo-4-methoxybenzene in accordance with the procedure described in Example 9(b), followed by hydrolysis in accordance with the procedure described in Example 1(c).
• Example 16 l -(5-(Ethoxymethyl)pyrid-2-yl)-5-(4-isopropox ⁇ henyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid
• the title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 10 using 5- (4-isopropoxypheiryl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and 2-chloro-5- (ethoxymethyl)pyridine.
• Example 8(c) The title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c) using 5- (4-te/-t-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and 4- (trifluoromethoxy)phenylboronic acid, followed by hydrolysis in accordance with the procedure described in Example 1(c).
• Example 26 Sodium 5-f4-tgr/-butylphenyl)- 1 -(4-(4-methylpiperazin- 1 -ylsulfonyDphen- yl indole-2-carboxylate (a) l-(4-Bromophenylsulfonyl>4-methylpiperazine 4-Bromobenzene-l-sulfonyl chloride (2.56 g, 10 mmol) in anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (10 mL) was added to a mixture of 1 -methylpiperazine (2.0 g, 20 m ol), pyridine (2.37 g, 30 mmol) and anhydrous CH 2 C1 2 (10 mL) at 0°C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h, concentrated, recrystallised, and dried over P 2 0 5 to yield the sub-title compound (2.27 g, 71%).
• Ph 3 P CHC0 2 Et (6.2 g, 17.8 mmol) was added to 4-bromobenzaldehyde (3.0 g, 16.2 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (20 inL) at room temperature. The mixture was sti ⁇ ed for 2 h, washed with water and extracted with EtOAc. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over Na 2 S0 4 , concentrated and purified by chromatography and distillation to give the sub-title compound (2.99 g, 72%).
• the title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 1 using 5- (4-tg7.-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester and (£)-3-(4- bromophenyl)acrylic acid ethyl ester.
• the sub-title compound was prepared by reduction of 2-(4-bromophenoxy)- 2-methylpropanoic acid (2 g, 7.7 mmol) with BH 3 x THF (IM, 27.0 mmol, 27.0 mL) in accordance with the procedure described in Example 29(b). Distillation under reduced pressure gave the sub-title compound (1.60 g, 85%).
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c), using 5-bromo-3-chloro-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see step (a) above) and 4-isopropoxyphenylboronic acid.
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(a), using 5-bromo-3-chloro-l-(4-isopropoxyphenyl)-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see step (b)) and bis(pinacolato)diboron.
• reaction mixture was allowed to reach 0°C over 2 h, then HCl (2.5 M solution in water; 3.6 mL, 36 mmol) was added and stirring continued for a further 1 h at 0°C.
• the reaction mixture was diluted with brine (70 mL) and extracted with t- BuOMe (4x70 mL). The combmed orgamc extracts were washed with brine (lOOmL), dried over Na 2 S0 4 and concentrated.
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c), using 3-chloro-5-(5-trifluoromethylpyrid-2-yl)-lH-mdole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see step (a) above) and 6-cyclopentoxypyridine-3-boronic acid (see step (c) above).
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 36(b) from isopropylbromide and 5-bromo-lH-pyridin-2-one.
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c) from 5-(5-trifluoro ⁇ nethylpyrid-2-yl)-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 8(b)) and 6-isopropoxypyridine-3-boronic acid (see step (b) above).
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 1(b) from 5-(4-tg7.-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 1(a)) and l-bromo-4-cyclopropoxybenzene (see step (c) above).
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c) from 5-(5-trifluoromethylpyrid-2-yl)-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 8(b)) and 4-cyclopropoxyphenylboronic acid (see step (a) above).
• Example 8(c) The title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c) from 3- chloro-5-(5-trifluoromethylpyrid-2-yl)- lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 36(a)) and 4-cyclopropoxyphenylboronic acid (see Example 40(a)), followed by ester hydrolysis in accordance with Example 1 (c).
• 200 MHz 'H-NMR (DMSO-d 6 , ppm) ⁇ 9.03 (IH, s) 8.47 (IH, s) 8.33-8.19 (2H, m) 8.13 (IH. dd, J 8.8, 1.5 Hz) 7.42-7.30 (2H, in) 7.23-7.1 1 (3H, m) 3.97-3.85 (IH, m) 0.90-0.65 (4H, m).
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with the procedure described in Example 8(c) using 5-bromo-3-chloro-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 35, Method 1, step(a)) and 4- cyclopentoxyphenylboromc acid instead of 4-isopropoxyphenylboronic acid.
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 35, Method 2, step (a) from 5-bromo-l-(4-cyclopentoxyphenyl)-3-chloro-lH- indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 50, step (a)).
• the sub-title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 51(a) from 5-chloro-lH-pyridin-2-one.
• Example 55 5-(2.4-Dichlorophenyl)-l-(4-isopropoxyphenyl)-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid
• the title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 54 from 5- bromo-3-c _loro-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, 2,4-dichlorophenyl boronic acid and 4-isopropoxyphenyl boronic acid, followed by ester hydrolysis.
• Example 45 The title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 1 (b) from 5- (4-tg7"t-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 1 (a)) and 6-bromopyrid-3-yl)cyclopentylamine (see Example 45(b)), followed by ester hydrolysis in accordance with Example 45(d).
• Example 1(b) The title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 1(b) from 5- (4-tg7"t-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 1(a)) and 5-bromo-2-cyclopentoxypyridine (see Example 36(b)), followed by ester hydrolysis in accordance with the procedure described in Example 35,
• Example 1(b) The title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 1(b) from 5- (4-tgrt-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 1(a)) and 4-bromo- l-isopropoxy-2-mtrobenzene (see step (a) above), followed by ester hydrolysis in accordance with the procedure described in Example 35, Method 3, step (b).
• Example 61 5-(4-tgrt-Butylphenyl)-l-quinolin-3-yl-lH-indole-2-carboxylic acid
• the title compound was prepared in accordance with Example 8(c) from 5- (4-tg7't-butylphenyl)indole-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (see Example 1(a)) and quinoline-3 -boronic acid , followed by ester hydrolysis in accordance with the procedure described in Example 35, Method 3, step (b).
• Example 9 610 nM
• Example 33 390 nM

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